MATAL v. TAM

No. 15-1293.

137 S.Ct. 1744 (2017)

582 U.S. 218

Joseph MATAL, Interim Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner, v. Simon Shiao TAM.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 19, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Malcolm L. Stewart , Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

John C. Connell , Haddonfield, NJ, for Respondent.

Sarah Harris , General Counsel, Nathan K. Kelley , Solicitor, Thomas W. Krause , Deputy Solicitor, Christina J. Hieber , Thomas L. Casagrande , Molly R. Silfen , Mary Beth Walker , Associate Solicitors, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA, Ian Heath Gershengorn , Acting Solicitor General, Benjamin C. Mizer , Principal Deputy Assistant, Attorney General, Malcolm L. Stewart , Deputy Solicitor General, Nicole A. Saharsky , Assistant to the Solicitor General, Douglas N. Letter , Mark R. Freeman , Daniel Tenny , Joshua M. Salzman , Attorneys, Ian Heath Gershengorn , Acting Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Stuart Banner , Eugene Volokh , UCLA School of Law, Supreme Court Clinic, Los Angeles, CA, John C. Connell , Ronald D. Coleman , Joel G. MacMull , Archer & Greiner, P.C., Haddonfield, NJ, for Respondent.


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